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CUSTOMER REWARDS
MOTIVATIONAL WORDS
NEWS FROM WATKINS LAND
NOVEMBER SPECIALS
MY WATKINS STORE
CONTEST - FREE VANILLA CLASSICS COOKBOOK
HEALTH TIP - EGGS - GOOD OR BAD FOR YOUR CHOLESTEROL?
COOKING TIP
RECIPES - CHOWDER, PRALINES, CARAMELS, MINTS, CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT MOUSSE
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Welcome to another issue of Around the Kitchen Table!

There is definitely a chill in the air. My husband just started a fire in our fireplace whick always seems to make the house a little more cozy! When the cool autumn weather arrives I look for soup recipes. This issue includes a steamy seafood chowder. There are also some mouth watering candy recipes.

Take the Cholesterol Quiz to find out how much you really know about cholesterol and the food you eat.

We have some more great gift ideas from our subscribers. The winner of this month's contest wins a copy of our new Watkins Vanilla Classics Cookbook.

If you have any cooking or recipe questions just send me an email. I'll be happy to answer them or ask our readers for help.

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Until next issue,

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Congratulations! October's newsletter contest winner is Audrey in Idaho. She wins an 11 fl oz bottle of Watkins Clear Vanilla! This extract is great for wedding cakes, divinity, and other baked goods and frostings that need to be pure white. It is bake-proof, freeze-proof, and double-strength.

Thank you for the gift ideas! These are my favorite subscriber gift ideas!

• My gift idea would be great for bakers. Take a mixing bowl and put in a variety of the Watkins extracts. Wrap it with dish towels and tie on a wooden spoon.

• One idea is to give some of the home keeping supplies with a ‘coupon’ of your own time to come over once (or once a month) and help clean the house. My mom, who is 75, REALLY would appreciate this gift because she is not really able to do all the tough jobs, and we could spend the entire time together, chatting and just being together. She doesn’t need or want gifts from some department store – she wants the love and companionship.

• The one I have given the most is the Lemon Body Butter. It is such a nice looking container, that all I have done is wrapped it in some decorative tissue paper, and tied the top closed with a pretty ribbon and added a cute tag.

• Another gift I have given is the peppermint foot scrub and peppermint foot cream. I find a small clear container that a foot will fit into, add a nice hand towel, add Watkins Peppermint foot scrub and Peppermint foot cream, and some nail polish so the recipient can give themselves a pedicure. This gift is always well received. All I do is add some shredded paper for filler and a cute tag or card. I have given this gift as a house warming gift, a new mother gift, or as a "secretary" week gift.

• A copy of the Watkins Vanilla Classics Cookbook and a bottle of Watkins Vanilla in a gift bag, mixing bowl, or tied in a kitchen towel.

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Eggs: Are they good or bad for your cholesterol level?

Eggs do contain cholesterol. According to the American Heart Association, saturated fat and cholesterol in the foods you eat increase your blood cholesterol level. Although saturated fat is the main culprit, cholesterol also plays a role. Reducing the amount of saturated fat and cholesterol in your diet helps lower your blood cholesterol level.

Some research suggests that dietary cholesterol has little effect on blood cholesterol in some people. But in others, it has a big effect. If you have high blood pressure or a family history of cardiovascular disease, it makes sense to limit eggs in your diet. Talk to your doctor about what's appropriate in your specific situation.

The yolk of the egg has all the cholesterol — about 212 milligrams (mg) of cholesterol. Recommendations are to limit dietary cholesterol to 300 mg a day — 200 mg a day if you have high blood cholesterol. This allows for three to four egg yolks a week. Egg whites and egg substitutes are cholesterol-free and can be used in place of whole eggs. In general, two egg whites are the equivalent of one whole egg in cooking. Check the label on egg substitutes for the equivalent.

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Cholesterol quiz: Is your diet hurting your heart? Cholesterol Quiz

If your recipe calls for buttermilk and you don't have fresh buttermilk, you can substitute powdered buttermilk. It's in the baking section at your local grocery or supermarket.

This issue has some more yummy recipes using our Gifts and Entertaining products. Enjoy!

Roast Turkey with Sausage and Apple Stuffing

Stuffing
12 ounces/340 g bulk mild pork sausage
6 slices bacon, chopped
1 cup/250 mL chopped onion
1 cup/250 mL chopped celery
1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and chopped (about 1 cup/250 ml)
6 cups/1.5 liters dried bread cubes
1 cup/250 mL water
1-1/2 tbsp/22.5 mL Watkins Chicken Soup Base
1 tbsp/15 mL Watkins Poultry Seasoning

Turkey
10 to 12 pound/4.5 to 5.5 kg turkey
1/4 cup/60 mL Watkins Meat Magic
1 tbsp/15 mL Watkins Poultry Seasoning

Cooking Directions
Stuffing
Cook sausage and bacon in skillet, stirring until sausage crumbles; drain (reserve 2 tbsp/30 mL of the drippings) and place in a large bowl. Cook onion, celery, and apple in drippings over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until tender (about 5 minutes); remove from heat. Add to meat mixture along with bread cubes, water, soup base and Poultry Seasoning; mix well. Set aside while preparing turkey.

Turkey
Remove giblets and neck from turkey; discard or reserve for another use. Rinse turkey thoroughly with cold water; pat dry. Place turkey breast side up in roasting pan; rub inside and out with Meat Magic and Poultry Seasoning. Stuff loosely with Sausage-Apple Stuffing (place any remaining stuffing in a casserole to bake later). Bake turkey, uncovered, at 325°F/165ºC for 4 to 4-1/2 hours, basting occasionally with pan juices. Meat thermometer should read 185°F/85ºC. Cover loosely with foil if turkey begins to get too brown. Remove from oven and let stand 15 minutes before carving. Place casserole with remaining stuffing in the oven the last hour before serving. Toss stuffing from turkey with that in casserole. Makes 12 servings.

Note from Kitchen: To make stuffing entirely in casserole dish, add a little more water if a moist stuffing is desired.

Nutritional Information Per Serving
Calories 670 Protein 84 g Carbohydrates 15 g Sodium 1020 mg Fat 27 g Saturated Fat 9 g Cholesterol 220 mg Dietary Fiber 1 g

Seafood Chowder
Delicious for those cool autumn evenings. Serve with crusty bread and fruit.

1/2 cup/125 mL chopped green onion
1/2 cup/125 mL chopped celery
1 tbsp/15 mL Watkins Onion Liquid Spice
2 cups/500 mL bottled clam juice or water, or a combination of the two
2 cups/500 mL peeled, diced potatoes
1/3 cup/80 mL Watkins Cream Soup Base
3/4 tsp/4 mL Watkins Garlic Granules
3/4 tsp/4 mL Watkins Lemon Pepper
1 small Watkins Bay Leaves
2 cups/500 mL milk
2/3 cup/160 mL all-purpose flour
12 oz/340 g white fish fillets, cut into cubes
1 package (6 oz/170 g) tiny frozen cooked shrimp, rinsed until thawed
1 can (8 oz/227 g) minced clams in clam juice
Watkins Parsley or Dill for garnish

In medium saucepan, sauté onion and celery in Liquid Spice. Slowly add clam juice and next five ingredients. Bring to a boil; cover and reduce heat. Cook for 15 minutes. Combine milk and flour; mix well. Slowly stir into mixture in saucepan and cook until thickened. Add fish, shrimp, clams and their juice. Simmer (but do not boil) for an additional 8 to 10 minutes or until fish begins to flake. Serve hot with a sprinkling of parsley or dill weed. Makes 10 servings.

Nutritional Information Per Serving
Calories 190 Protein 19 g Carbohydrates 16 g Fat 6 g Saturated Fat 1 g Cholesterol 76 mg Sodium 470 mg Dietary Fiber 1 g

Danish Pastry Caramels
Makes a delicious gift or serve to your holiday guests.

1 cup/250 mL butter
2-1/4 cups/550 mL packed brown sugar
1/8 tsp/0.6 mL salt
1 cup/250 mL light corn syrup
1 (14 oz/400 g) can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp/5 mL Watkins Danish Pastry Extract

Melt butter in heavy saucepan. Add brown sugar and salt; blend well. Stir in corn syrup and sweetened condensed milk gradually, blending well. Cook over medium heat for 12–15 minutes or to 245°F/125°C on a candy thermometer (firm-ball stage), stirring constantly; remove from heat. Stir in extract.

Pour into buttered 13x9”/33x23-cm pan (make sure pan is buttered thoroughly). Let stand until cool. Cut into squares with scissors.

Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse

1 Watkins Chocolate Dessert Mix pudding recipe from can
2 cups/500 mL whipped cream
1-1/2 tsp/7.5 mL Watkins Hazelnut Extract

Prepare pudding recipe according to package directions. Cool slightly and whisk 1/2 tsp/2.5 mL of Hazelnut Extract into the pudding. Cover the top of the pudding with plastic wrap and let cool to room temperature. In a separate bowl, combine 2 cups/500 mL of whipped topping with 1 tsp/5 mL of Hazelnut Extract. Beat this mixture in a chilled bowl until it begins to thicken. Fold the whipped topping into the pudding and spoon the mousse into desired serving dishes. Refrigerate until ready to serve

Hazelnut Toffee Crunch Pie

1 Vanilla Pie Filling recipe made with Watkins Vanilla Dessert Mix per package directions; cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally
1 container (8 oz/227 g) frozen whipped topping, thawed
1/2 tbsp/7.5 mL Watkins Hazelnut Extract—Trial Mark, 2 oz.
4 bars (1.4 oz/40 g) chocolate-covered English toffee, coarsely chopped
1 ready-made graham cracker pie crust
1/3 cup/80 mL caramel ice cream topping

Fold whipped topping, extract and candy into cooled pie filling; set aside. Spread ice cream topping on bottom of crust; top with pie filling mixture. Freeze four hours or until set. Store leftovers in freezer. Makes 8 servings.

Watkins Wintergreen Mints

1/2 cup/125 mL butter
3-3/4 cups/925 mL confectioners' sugar
1 tbsp/15 mL heavy cream
1/2 - 1 tsp/2.5 - 5 mL Watkins Wintergreen Extract
Optional: green food coloring

In a medium bowl, cream butter at room temperature thoroughly. Add gradually confectioners' sugar and mix well. Add heavy cream and extract to mixture and blend. If you desire to color the mints, add green food coloring to the blend. Spoon batter into a cake decorator tube and using a shaped tip, press shapes onto waxed paper. Let the mints set for at least 30 minutes. Store in an airtight container in a cool place and enjoy. Makes approximately 3 to 4 dozen mints.

Six Onion Cheese Ball

1 package (8 oz/227 g) cream cheese, softened
1 ½ tbsp/22.5 mL Six Watkins Onion Soup Base
Watkins Omelet & Soufflé Seasoning

Mix soup base into softened cream cheese. (If a larger cheese ball is desired, simply multiply the recipe using the same ratio of soup base to cream cheese.) Form into a round ball. Pour some Watkins Omelet & Soufflé Seasoning onto a plate and roll ball in seasoning to cover it. Serve with crackers.

Note from kitchen: Chilling cheese ball in refrigerator will make it easier to handle when rolling it in seasoning.

Irish Cream Pie

1/2 cup Watkins Vanilla Dessert Mix
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
2-1/2 cups milk
1 tsp Irish Watkins Cream Extract
Baked 9-inch pastry pie shell

Irish Whipped Cream
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 to 4 tbsp powdered sugar (depending on sweetness desired)
1 tsp Watkins Irish Cream Extract or Watkins Original Double-Strength Vanilla

In medium saucepan, combine dessert mix, sugar and water; mix well. Add egg yolks to milk; stir into contents of pan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture comes to a full boil and begins to thicken. Remove from heat, stir in extract and cool slightly; pour into baked pie shell. Top with Irish Whipped Cream.

Irish Whipped Cream
Chill the small bowl and beaters of an electric mixer (if in a hurry, place in freezer). Beat the cream in chilled bowl until it begins to thicken. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla and beat until stiff. Do not overbeat.

No Fail Pecan Pralines

1 cup buttermilk
2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking soda
2 cups chopped pecans
2 tsp Watkins Vanilla
1 tbsp margarine
Dash of Watkins Cinnamon

Combine milk, baking soda, sugar, and cinnamon in a heavy saucepan. Bring to boil and boil to the soft ball stage. Remove from heat and stir in pecans, vanilla and margarine. Beat candy until it loses it's gloss. Scrape to one end of the pan. When it begins to thicken and gets creamy looking, drop by teaspoonfuls onto wax paper. Remove from wax paper as soon as they set.

You can substitute 1 tsp of Watkins Butter Flavoring for 1 tsp of Watkins Vanilla.

Danish Pastry Cheesecake

1-1/2 cups/375 mL graham cracker crumbs
6 tbsp/90 mL melted butter
1/4 cup/60 mL sugar
1/4 cup/60 mL finely-chopped pecans
2 (8-oz./227-g) packages cream cheese
1/2 cup/125 mL sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup/125 mL sour cream
1 tbsp/15 mL Watkins Danish Pastry Extract

Combine first four ingredients. Press into a 9-inch/23-cm pie plate. Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth and creamy. Add eggs and sour cream; mix well. Add extract; stir just until blended. Pour into graham cracker crust. Bake at 350?F/180°C for 30 minutes. Allow to stand at room temperature for 1 hour. Chill for 8 hours.

Cookie Gift Bags for Christmas Gifts

You will only need a few materials and a little bit of time to create these Christmas cookie gift bags. Anyone you give these cute cookie bags to will delight in the gift and the thoughtfulness that you put into them.

Christmas or holiday fabric
A recipe for you favorite cookies
The dry ingredients to this cookie recipe
A plastic zip baggie
Rubber band or twist tie
Decorative ribbon
A Christmas cookie cutter, wooden spoon, rubber spatula, wisk, or jingle bells.

Remember that the first rule in crafting projects is that there is no “right” or “wrong” way to do things. You can create these cute cookie bags, adding your own personal touches and quirks. Be creative and have fun!

Once you have decided on the cookie recipe you will be using, you may want to type it up on your computer or hand write it on a decorative recipe card, since you will be attaching a copy of the recipe to the cookie bag itself.

Gather all of the dry ingredients that are required for the particular recipe that you've chosen to use.

When adding the ingredients into the zip bag, carefully measure according to the recipe and place each ingredient into the zip-top bag.

NOTE: You can also use a mason jar or other decorative jar to put the recipe ingredients into. If you choose to use a jar, layer the ingredients into the jar in colorful rows.

You should now have all of the ingredients measured and placed into the container you will be wrapping up.

Place your piece of fabric around the bag or jar and gather it at the top. (you will probably need to get a large piece of fabric and then trim the excess from the top)

Once you have the fabric wrapped around the cookie ingredients, tie the top first with a rubber band-to insure it will stay put-and then decorate with ribbon or colored string.

Attach the recipe to the bag. You can use a hole punch and punch a hole in the card, string some ribbon through it and attach to the top.

For an extra fun addition to this gift, add a Christmas shaped cookie cutter, wooden spoon, rubber spatula, wire wisk, or bells and tie it on as you secure the top. That’s all there is to it! And the best part - no wrapping! Why hide it in a gift bag?

ADDITIONAL TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS
You can use recipes for cakes, brownies practically anything! Just be sure to include the recipe so the gift recipient knows what wet ingredients to add.

Make a gift Baker’s basket! Create the cookie bag then add cookie cutters, cupcake tins and papers, measuring utensils and any other things that will help with making these delicious confections.

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If you're looking for great how-to projects to help birds this fall, The Original Birdhouse Book. It contains carefully detailed instructions and easy-to-understand drawings for 26 birdhouses, nesting shelves, and roosting and nesting boxes, as well as feeder and bath plans. Just $11.95!

Cool autumn weather brings more birds to your backyard feeders. Clean all your feeders and bird houses. First, remove all seed hulls and old seeds from the feeders. Scrub feeders with a brush or sponge and water. A little soap can be added to the water but always make sure feeders are rinsed thoroughly to remove all soap residue that might be harmful to the birds. A disinfectant made with nine parts water to one part bleach should be sprayed on the feeder and then rinsed thoroughly. (A mixture of nine parts water and one part vinegar can be substituted for the bleach mixture.) After rinsing thoroughly with water, dry the feeders with a rag and then air dry before adding fresh seed.

Don't forget to scrub your hummingbird feeder to remove old sugar water and mold from feeding ports. Rinse. Then fill with fresh sugar water.

Recipe for sugar water
4 cups boiling water
1 cup sugar
Bring water to a rolling boil. Carefully add one cup sugar and stir to dissolve. Cool mixture and fill hummingbird feeders. Store unused sugar water in refrigerator for up to a week.

Scrub bird baths and water dishes with a brush to remove dirt and algae. Spray with disinfectant mixture and rinse thoroughly. Then fill with fresh water.

Feeders and water dishes should be cleaned often during the winter feeding months.

Here are two bird food recipes to make your own bird feeder treats.

Raisin Oat Cake
Ingredients
1 cup raisins
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup uncooked oatmeal
1/2 cup lard (unsalted)
1 cup skim milk
1 cup wheat germ
1 cup flour
Directions
Mix ingredients together and blend well to form a thick batter. Add raisins dredged with flour. Grease a pie pan and flour lightly for baking. Pour mixture into pie pan and bake at 350 degrees for approximately an hour. Cool and break into large pieces. Place in mesh bags and hang in shrubs.

Peanut Butter Suet
Ingredients
2 cups crunchy peanut butter
4 cups quick cook oats
2 cups lard
4 cups corn meal
2 cups white flour
2/3 cup sugar
Directions
Melt peanut butter and lard in a large pot over a low heat. Add the remaining ingredients. Place the mixture into square freezer containers, packing firmly to approx. 1 ½ inches thick. Cover and freeze. Raisins or chopped nuts can also be added.

Visit Project FeederWatch for more bird watching facts. Project FeederWatch

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• The time and money to achieve your dreams.
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• A system of learning that is founded on successful people teaching and inspiring others based on their experience.
• Opportunity to develop skills that you will use in every walk of life: communication, money management, time management, goal setting, and leadership.
• The privilege of identifying people that you want to help and empower by opening the door to endless opportunities.
• Turnkey opportunity for you to learn and realize your goals and aspirations. Learning curve, motivation and inspiration increase with your belief and conviction to make it happen.

Start your own home-based business with Watkins. We offer several assortments to join Watkins and the Summit Group.

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• Offered the first known money-back guarantee?
  
• Had two leaders presented in Success Magazine’s “We Create Millionaires” article on MLM?
  
• Is 137 years old?
  
• Was rated as one of 5 Hot Home Based Companies in Executive Female Magazine?
  
• Was listed in the “A” list of Top Network Marketing Companies in Downline News Magazine?

“Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway. We might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.” - Earl Nightingale

The packing pellets that Watkins uses to ship their products are made of cornstarch and are biodegradable. Use them to protect your own packages when mailing to family and friends. If you like to recycle, take them to your local packaging and shipping company. They will recycle them for you.

If you would like to receive a Watkins Monthly Highlights catalog, our Watkins Mainline catalog, and a FREE sample please send your request to eleisiawhitney@watkinsonline.com

Hope to see you next month!
Eleisia Whitney
Independent Watkins Associate, ID# 335001
23 Oak Ridge Lane
Danville, CA 94506

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Around the Kitchen Table

The statements made and opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the Independent Watkins Associate who is the publisher of this document, and are not to be construed as the statements or opinions of Watkins Incorporated. Sponsoring or selling Watkins products outside U.S.,U.S.Territories and Canada is strictly prohibited. Contests and prizes are provided by Eleisia Whitney and not Watkins, Inc. or other Independent Associates.

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